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Sheldon Jackson: Abrupt closure sets stage for dramatic renewal

When the end finally came for Sheldon Jackson College four years ago, it was fast. In June of 2007, the Sitka assembly met on a Tuesday and voted down a request from the college for a $1-million emergency loan. On Friday, the school shut its doors. In the concluding installment in her five-part series on Sitka's distinctiveness, reporter Diana Saverin examines how SJC's sudden closure brought the school’s problems into sharp focus, and set the stage for its dramatic renewal.

Size matters: Sitka JV scores two wins in Yakutat

https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/interview_011012.mp3 Sitka sophmores Brian Way and Kendrick Payton talk about their performance in the Mt. St. Elias Classic, with JV Basketball coach Bob Potrzuski. Mt. Edgecumbe...

Tue Jan 10, 2012

https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/news_011012.mp3 Assembly to revisit plans for Pacific High remodel. Family relieved after an investigating officer recommends dropping charges against the sole survivor of a 2010...

Pacific High on Tuesday’s agenda, sales tax reform coming soon

Pacific High School's remodel plans head back to the Assembly table Tuesday night. Separately, the Assembly held a work session Monday to talk about improving the city's budget, including possible changes to the sales tax code.

USCG investigator recommends dropping charges against Leone

An investigating officer has recommended dropping the charges against the sole survivor of a 2010 Coast Guard helicopter crash that killed three crewmen from Air Station Sitka.

Sheldon Jackson: Closure painful for college staff, alumni

Late last month we brought you profiles of four Sitkans who participated in a study of the community’s distinctiveness. The fifth-and-final profile in this series is not of an individual, but of a place: the Sheldon Jackson campus.

Mon Jan 9, 2012

https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/news_010912.mp3 Coast Guard hearing officer recommends that charges be dropped against Lt. Lance Leone, the sole survivor of a 2010 helicopter crash that killed three. Sitka...

Nativity joy!

Orthodox Christians around the world celebrate Christmas on January 7, due to a 13-day discrepancy between the traditional Julian and Gregorian calendars. In Sitka, Fr. Michael Boyle urged parishoners to look at Christ's birth less as a historical event, and more as an opportunity to ask for -- and accept -- joy into their lives.

One book, lots of money: A look at Sitka’s legislative priorities

As the Alaska Legislature prepares to gavel into session this month, we take a look at what Sitka officials hope state lawmakers will do. They've expressed their wishes in a 32-page booklet that includes requests for millions in state funding for local projects.

Fri Jan 6, 2012

Looking ahead at Sitka's requests to the legislature. Pacific High School one of five nationwide to get federal grant. Study of SE energy issues calls for stop to regionwide grid. State forecasts modest economic growth this year. Parnell says North Slope CEOs meeting was productive. TransCanada needs to solicit market this year to keep in the game.